BEIRUT, November 14, /TASS/. The Israeli Air Force bombed a two-story building in the city of Baalbek in the east of Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency reported.
According to the agency, nine people were killed and five were injured in the attack. Emergency crews are working to clear the rubble.
On September 23, Israel launched an offensive operation codenamed Northern Arrows against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, carrying out massive air strikes on the organization’s military sites. Israel’s declared goal is to create safe conditions in the country’s northern areas so that tens of thousands of local residents could return to their homes. Overnight on October 1, the IDF announced a ground operation in borderline regions in Lebanon’s south.